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Thermopylae

ther·mo·py·lae

UK/θəˈmɒpɪli/ US/θɚˈmɑpɪli/ uncommon

noun

1.

a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece

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Origin

From Latin Thermopylae, from Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai).

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